Examples described herein provide channel assignments for ranging between network devices in a network during beacon intervals. Examples described herein may assign a plurality of channels to a plurality of network devices based on a plurality of channel assignment permutations, and initiate, during beacon intervals, ranging measurements between the plurality of network devices on the plurality of channels based on each of the channel assignment permutations to generate ranging results. Examples described herein may determine whether total ranging measurements are performed for a threshold percentage of available links between the plurality of network devices on the plurality of channels, wherein the total ranging measurements include the ranging measurements based on each of the channel assignment permutations. Examples described herein may, based on a determination that the total ranging measurements are performed for the threshold percentage of available links, resolve locations of the plurality of APs based on the ranging results.
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3. The method of claim 1, wherein the available links between the plurality of APs on the plurality of channels are based on a set of channel assignment permutations, wherein the set of channel assignment permutations includes the first channel assignment permutation and the second channel assignment permutation.
6. The method of claim 5, wherein the availability information of the plurality of APs is based on a time of day that corresponds to an operating state of the plurality of APs.
7. The method of claim 5, wherein the availability information of the plurality of APs is based on a signal quality measurement between the plurality of APs.
8. The method of claim 5, wherein the availability information of the plurality of APs is based on a client load for the plurality of APs.
9. The method of claim 5, wherein the availability information of the plurality of APs is independent of a channel assignment plan for the plurality of APs.
15. The computing device of claim 11, wherein the availability information of the plurality of APs is based on a time of day that corresponds to an operating state of the plurality of APs, a signal quality measurement between the plurality of APs, a client load for the plurality of APs, or a combination thereof.
16. The computing device of claim 15, wherein the availability information of the plurality of APs is independent of a channel assignment plan for the plurality of APs.
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